thread: Hard stomach

  1. #1
    Registered User

    Aug 2007
    Melbourne - west
    528

    Hard stomach

    Hello everyone, I am now coming to my 12th week on saturday (thank goodness) and my husband and I noticed how hard the top of my stomach is (say under the chest). I am still soft on the bottom. I didn't have stomach muscles to begin with...

    Has anyone felt this.

    Caz

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Apr 2007
    Sydney, NSW
    4,329

    caz - im exactly the same. the top of my tummy feels hard, but my lower tummy is still soft. i think my gut is morphing itself into a belly bump but i thought your lower ab got harder first or thats where it should show first?

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Feb 2004
    Melbourne
    11,171

    All of your organs move upwards to make way for the growing uterus, maybe it's one of them you are feeling that's hard?

  4. #4
    BellyBelly Member

    Jul 2006
    1,069

    Wow girls that sounds quite interesting! I don't think I had that.
    What I could feel though, starting at around 10 weeks, was my uterus as a small, firm lump low down. I don't have much fat on so it was so amazing to feel it get bigger and bigger every week.

    Wonder why the top of your tum feels hard?

    All the best with your growing bumps!

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Apr 2007
    Sydney, NSW
    4,329

    that could be true, cos i have a high waist and so a short torso. There's little room for the bub so I know im going to really stick out so much I should have a red flag in front of my belly!!!

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Feb 2004
    Melbourne
    11,171

    Not sure Lee, but soon the entire bump will be quite hard